Hedi is a quiet young man following the path that’s been traced out for him. The same week his mother is preparing his marriage, his boss sends him to the seaside to seek out new clients. At a crossroads, Hedi soon meets Rim, a free spirited globetrotter. Rim’s lust for life quickly rubs off on Hedi and the two begin a passionate love affair. With preparations for the wedding in full swing back at home, Hedi is finally forced to make a choice for himself.
- Lumiere Awards – Best French-Language Film
- Berlin International Film Festival – Official Competition – Best Film Festival, Best Actor
- São Paulo International Film Festival – Official Selection
- BFI London Film Festival – First Feature Competition
- Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente – International Competition
- Vancouver International Film Festival – Official Selection
- Chicago International Film Festival – New Directors Competition
- Seattle International Film Festival – Best Feature Film
- Melbourne International Film Festival – Official Selection
- Afrykamera – Grand Prize
- Athens International Film Festival – Golden Athena Award – Best Picture
- Mediterranean Film Festival in Bastia – Arte Mare Award
- Bordeaux Independent International Film Festival – Grand Prize, Prix Erasmus
- Carthage Film Festival – Best Actor
- Amiens International Film Festival – Best Director, Best Actress
Mohamed Ben Attia was born in Tunis in 1976. He studied audiovisual communication at the University of Valenciennes in France after graduating at the Institut de Hautes Etudes Commerciales (IHEC) in Tunis in 1998. He has directed five short films, "Romantisme, Deux Comprimés, Matin et Soir" (2004), "Kif Lokhrin" (Silver award at Fespaco 2006), "Mouja" (2008), "Loi 76" (2011) and "Selma" (2013), which was selected in the international competition of Clermont Ferrand Festival, 2014.
- Behind the Mountains – 2023
- Dear Son – 2018
- Hedi – 2016
- Selma – 2014 – Short film
- Loi 76 – 2014 – Short film
- Mouja – 2008 – Short film
- Comme les autres - Kif Kokhrin – 2006 – Short film
- Romantisme, deux comprimés matin et soir – 2004 – Short film
Majd Mastoura
Rym Ben Messaoud
Sabah Bouzouita
Omnia Ben Ghali
Hakim Boumessaoudi
Arwa Ben Smail
Screenwriter: Mohamed Ben Attia, Dora Bouchoucha Fourati
Assistant director: Caroline Tambour
DOP: Frederic Noirhomme
Editor: Azza Chaabouni, Ghalya Lacroix and Hafedh Laaridhi
Costume Design: Nedra Gribaa
Make-up: Fatma Jaziri
Sound: Faouzi Thabet
Sound design: Jean-Sebastien Garbe
Producers: Mohamed Ben Attia, Dora Bouchoucha Fourati
Executive Producers / Co-Producers: Lina Chaabane Menzli & Delphine Tomson, Jean Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Nadim Cheikhrouha
Production Companies: Nomadis Images
Coproduction Companies: Les Films du Fleuve, Tanit Films
World Sales: Luxbox
